The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-12-28
THE LAST OF THE LEGISLATURE.
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY WINDS UP
ITS BUSINESS FOR THE SESSION.


An Honest Months Work.-The Cream of
What Was Done During tho Last Work--
Legislators Leave for Home.
CoLuMBIA, December "a Both houses
of the General Assembly accomplished q
largo amount OF solid work during this,
the last week of the sessio'. While the
fate of most Of tho big measures had
been determined before, the events Of the
past week have not been devoid Of in.
terest a resume of tho proceedings is
given below.
CoMPTRoLLER- GENERAL.
The election for Comptroller. General
resulted as follows:
On the first ballot the vote stood:
Werner 81, Colt 43, Thomas So, Withers
23; and there was no election.
The second ballot resulted: Werner 50,
Colt 40, Thomas 36, Withers 20. The
name of Mr.. Withers was then with
drawn.
Third ballot; Vcrner Is, Colt Al,
Thomas 81. Then came number OF
changes, and the President of the Assem-
bly, announced tho final result: j, S.
Werner 80, J. G. Colt Al, j. p. Thomas
"a, and Mr.. Werner was declared elected.
THE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE.
Tho election for ton members of the
Board of Agriculture resulted as follows:
For the State at Large, Gen. Johnson
Hagood and Col. d. p. Duncan; for the
First District, j. s. Porcher; Second
District, John IIawton; Third District,
j. s. MoCutchen; Fourth District. II.
l.. Buck; Fifth District, w. A. Ancrum;
Sixth District, r. A. Love; Seventh Dis
trict, II. j. Moore; Eighth District, B.
F. Creighton.
THE UNIVERSITY.
Mr.. w. b. Wilson, Jr., nominated
Hon. w. FL. Brawley, of Charleston, to
fill the vacancy in the Board of Trustees
OF the South Carolina University, Great.
ed by the death of Mr.. Paul Hammond,
and Mr.. Brawley received the whole vote
of tho joint assembly for that Office.
THE APPROPRIATIONS.
There was some fighting over the ap-
propriations in both houses, but they
went through--the members evidently
thinking that tho Legislature having
adopted certain measures, should furnish
the money to carry them out. The
figures Of the original estimates, as al
ready published, were not much changed.
No specific appropriation was omitted.
STATE HOUSE REFORM.
Senator Rhame started lively fight
by loving to strike out the proviso at
tao I'd in the House to the State House
apl opriation-m mainly on account OF the
So ,cl OF Mr.. Toale, of Charleston, as to
the bad work on the buildiDg-that the
amount be expended under the personal
supervision Of competent architect,
who shall reside in Columbia during the
progress of the work. The Senator con-
sidcred it reflection on the State House
commission to allow this proviso to re
main in the bill. If it were retained it
would prevent the re-cngagement OF the
present architect, Mr.. Nelson, Of Balti
more, or some one equally competent.
Such architects could not afford to come
and live here on the salary which could
be paid.
Senator Howell indicated improper
work which had been put on the State
;louBe, and gave several strong argu-
,nts for tho retention of the provjso.
Senator Buist thought that this was an
effort to get rid of tho present architect,
Mr.. Nelson.
Senator Howell rotortcd that if the
statements he had seen published were
true, and the purport of the proviso
were what tho Senator assumed it to be,
he thought that by all means the proviso
should be retained.
Senators Murray and Smythe made
forcible arguments in support Of the
proviso. Senator McMaster also advo-
Gated it as good thing.
The defence of tho amendment fell to
4 D., Il .
Gated that the State House commission
would regard the adoption OF the proviso
as q reflection on them and dwelt on the
and talent in the completion of the
work. Tho other side diiclaimed any
reflection whatever upon the commission
but insisted that it was necessary to have
here supervising architect who would
give his whole time to tho work and pre-.
vent the introduction of poor. materials
into the building. The Senate, without
q division, refused to strike out the
provifo.
THE WINTHROP SCHOOL.
The following is tho text of the Act to
establish scholarships in tho Winthrop
Training School OF this city:
Section /. That, for the purpose Of
improving the common schools OIL the
State and providing trained teachers
therefor, there shall bo appointed annu-
ally from every county in this State one
young woman, who has not the necessa-
t, ry means, to BENEFICIARY scholarship in
1.-THE Winthrop Training School for
Teachers" at Columbia, which scholar
ships are hereby established, such ap.
pointment to be made by the State su-
perintendent OF education upon com.
petitiye examination held by o board of
three persons, to be named by him, in
every county of the State, under such
Regulations as he may prescribe: Pro-
Evided, that the applicant shall have at
tanned the age of IL years: And provided,
further, that no scholarship be allowed
10 any person for over one session.
Section 2. That in case the person APP
pointed shall fail to pass the examination
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